Where does “testare” come from?
testare (Romanian) comes from Romanian testa, from French tester, from French test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste — to stand.
testare (Romanian): testing
Definitions
- testing
Ancestry of “testare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | testa | to test; to try |
| 2 | French | tester | to test; to write one's will |
| 3 | French | test | test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which... |
| 4 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 5 | German | testen | to test |
| 6 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 7 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 8 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 9 | Old French | teste | head |
| 10 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 11 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 12 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |